外國的月亮比較圓

Chinese

		foreign country	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	moon; the Moon	to compare; to contrast; comparatively to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; fairly; quite	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify
trad. (外國的月亮比較圓)		外國	的	月亮	比較	圓
simp. (外国的月亮比较圆)		外国	的	月亮	比较	圆
Literally: “The moon in foreign countries is rounder”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàiguó de yuèliang bǐjiào yuán, wàiguó de yuèliàng bǐjiào yuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ, ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàiguó de yuèliang bǐjiào yuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàiguó de̊ yuèliång bǐjiào yuán
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-kuo² tê⁵ yüeh⁴-liang⁵ pi³-chiao⁴ yüan²
    • Yale: wài-gwó de ywè-lyang bǐ-jyàu ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygwo .de yueh.liang biijiaw yuan
    • Palladius: вайго дэ юэлян бицзяо юань (vajgo dɛ jueljan biczjao juanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ ɥɛ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàiguó de yuèliàng bǐjiào yuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàiguó de̊ yuèliàng bǐjiào yuán
    • Wade–Giles: wai⁴-kuo² tê⁵ yüeh⁴-liang⁴ pi³-chiao⁴ yüan²
    • Yale: wài-gwó de ywè-lyàng bǐ-jyàu ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waygwo .de yuehlianq biijiaw yuan
    • Palladius: вайго дэ юэлян бицзяо юань (vajgo dɛ jueljan biczjao juanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ə³ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

Idiom

外國的月亮比較圓

1. the grass is always greener on the other side (used when comparing one's own country and foreign countries)